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Kennedy Zinnah Kengo
🇱🇷FIDE 22600647· Male· Liberia· Born in 1982
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Kennedy Zinnah Kengo, a 44-year-old player, is rated 1848 — just 21 short of his peak of 1869 (Mar 2024, age 42). He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 2 years. 13 rated games in the past year. Recent appearance: 2025 National Individual Chess Championship. Also played 1 rapid event (including Brighter Future Open (2025)) recently. He reached #7 nationally in Jun 2026.
Current rating
1848
Standard
Rpd1963·Blz1948
All-time high
1869
−21 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 42
Mar 2024 · age 42
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#62,017
#62,017 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
Peak national rank: #7
at age 44 · rated 1848
Jun 2026
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 42
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1869
at age 42 · −21 from today
Mar 2024
2023
2nd 40-45 player nationally
at age 41 · rated 1790
Oct 2023
Best 12-month gain (+122 Elo)
1668 → 1790
Jul 2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 41
Jan 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+12
1836 → 1848
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5.5/ 961.1%
5W1D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5.5/8 | #5 | 1982 | +12.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsThomas Saah
🇱🇷LBR·1944
+10 −19 =0
29 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsJoel O. Ebiekuta
🇱🇷LBR·1887
+7 −19 =1
27 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsWallace O. Williams
🇱🇷LBR·1846
+13 −8 =2
23 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsJallah JacobFM
🇱🇷LBR·1881
+11 −9 =3
23 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsDaniel KolliemelenCM
🇱🇷LBR·1848
+12 −8 =3
23 games·last met Apr 2025
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Rankings
/
Liberia
#7
out of 39 players
Africa
#1,966
in continent
World
#62,016
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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